Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-02
DAILY HERALD.
ABOUT HATS.
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the different styles.


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the. Different styles.
Did YOU observe, asks the St. Paul
Globe. that q mans disposition can be
read hy the style Of hat he wears and
the wsy he wears it? Not 50 with q
woman. There is more diversity Of
style in women's hats than mems.
But q woman always wears her hat
according to the way she has her hair
fxed up. So that woman's hat can
be no index to female character.
It is different with men. There is q
close intimacy between the styles Of
men headgear and the science OF
phrenology. The hat is the bump
which infallibly denotes the most
prominent trait of character. When
aman buys hat he is governed in
the selection by the peculiar organism
of the brain. 1t doesn't make any
difference whether the particular hat
he selects is becoming to him or not,
he prefers it because he is built that
way. II he wears an unbecoming hat
ke is not responsible for it. A man
never looks into a mirror when he
tries hat on. A woman always
does.
The tall silk hat denotes financial
ability. Bankers, hotel clerks and
police reporters always wear silk hats.
Rich men do not always wear silk
hats, nor are men who wear silk hats
always rich. Still, the silk hat is an
unerring sign Of capacity for handling
finances successfully. 1t isn't every
man who possesses financial ability
that gets rich, nor is it every man who
gets rich that possesses skill in finan-
ciering. Not by jug full. We state
this that the public mind may not get
confused on these points.
The derby hat denotes energy. A
man who wears derby always has
the appearance of being on the go.
1t is ready-for-all-occasions hat. 1t
is at home whether at church or on
the base ball grounds. The derby is
q nobby little cross between the silk
hat and slouch. 1t is an accommo-
dating hat. The clergyman looks
well in it, and it fits the bartender to
"t." And all the time it has push
ing go-aheaditiveness in its appearance
that makes everything side-switch
when the derby passes by.
And there is the slouch hat. All,
there is the hat of liberty for you. The
SLOUGH hat is the original old common
er. 1t is the hat for the masses-dem-
ocratic in style and republican in its
simplicity. There is nothing that SYM
bolizes pure, unadulterated American
ism 80 we'll as the SLOUGH hat. The
SLOUGH hat denotes sociability, 1t is
the unfailing index of genial tempera-
lnent. It means that the wearer is a
good fellow that will do to tie to. He
may be bank president or he may De
a cOwboy, still you can rely on his
being hail companion wherever you
peet him, possessing sturdy indepen.
dence Of character, and always ready
to extend a helping hand wherever il
is needed.
The man who wears his hat perpen-
dicularly, whether it is tile, derby,
or slouch, has the bump of self-es-
TEEN we'll developed. He thinks that
he is the upper crust Of the pie and is
entitled to recognition. The man who
wears nis hat down over his forehead
is thoughtful man. He is studious
and communes with himself great
deal and sometimes inclined to mo-
roSeness.
But the man who wears his hat on
the back of his head is the one who
doesn't care whether school keeps OF
not. He is independent and self-r eli
ant, and one day is with him as an
other. He takes note of neither time
nor individuals. He is usually popu.
lar because he is always generous.
Sailors, and soldiers and jockeys and
base ball players are not included
in this classification because they al
ways wear caps.